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Post by matt on Feb 8, 2022 16:39:12 GMT -5
Far cry from his 2007 performance at the Brits! Liam's voice, like his personality, treads that fine line between genius and chaos. Just that wee bit of control and management from his support team makes sure they're channelling the genius more often than not these days.
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Post by matt on Feb 7, 2022 17:41:17 GMT -5
Does Liam wear specs in that pic? Could never see him with a pair of reading glasses.
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Post by matt on Feb 6, 2022 16:31:49 GMT -5
Is there any actual worth to this test or is just horoscopes for internet types God, you won't believe the amount of money that is wasted by companies that obsess over this. My previous workplace were all over this. And there's a lot of 'science' behind it, but as you say, I really do feel it's just academic horoscopes. Always harmless fun though. According to my results, my kindred spirits are George Harrison, Mahatma Ghandi, Taylor Swift.... and Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden.
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Post by matt on Feb 6, 2022 16:20:52 GMT -5
Massive if true. A 50 year old potentially getting in the top 10 of the charts in this day and age is outstanding. Keep flying that flag Liam. His success as a solo artist really is doing wonders for the legacy of him and Oasis. I can't help but think Noel will be secretly pleased. still 4 days left for the final charts so will likely drop down a bit when the big streamed artists catch up. A top 20 single would be a massive result imo, if he stays in the top 10 that is incredible. Yeah you're most likely right - I stopped understanding the charts when CDs singles stopped being the main seller. Although a part of my fanboy fanaticism (a 16 year old part of myself that is still lurking somewhere in my 31 year old mind) is thinking that tweet has more inside info as its from the official account! But hopefully the Brits give it a big drive.
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Post by matt on Feb 6, 2022 15:06:11 GMT -5
Massive if true. A 50 year old potentially getting in the top 10 of the charts in this day and age is outstanding. Keep flying that flag Liam.
His success as a solo artist really is doing wonders for the legacy of him and Oasis. I can't help but think Noel will be secretly pleased.
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Post by matt on Feb 6, 2022 9:43:13 GMT -5
Fun fact - Rugby is a game for posh people who have yet to discover a more superior version of the game called football.
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Post by matt on Feb 5, 2022 20:03:02 GMT -5
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young have come together again to announce their music will be taken off of Spotify. I at least knew who they were (I love their song "Ohio") with Neil Young. Had no idea who Peter Frampton or Joni Mitchell were. As girllikeabomb says, Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest singer songwriters ever! She’s incredible.
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Post by matt on Feb 5, 2022 19:58:11 GMT -5
There's only one fact - you cannot be a real Oasis fan to think its some competition and pit both brothers against each other. Agree with the sentiment, and certainly agree that there should be room for diverse opinions here, but the brothers pitted themselves against one another, which is where it began. Just to say that this competitive atmosphere did not spring up in a vacuum. Intense sibling rivalry became intense fan rivalry. It’s all wrapped up in the Oasis thing and I don’t think will ever be separated out of it. That said, it's not that hard for people here to treat one another with respect. Respond to the content of the posts, express your opinions, but don’t label other folks or accuse them. I get it that both brothers pitted themselves against each other but, as dramatic as it is, that’s also a personal issue that is really nobody’s business and shouldn’t impact upon the music. For some reason, ‘fans’ think each and every release from one of them is a call to arms for warfare.
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Post by matt on Feb 5, 2022 18:47:22 GMT -5
🤣 aka 99% of WMWN FFS This is not songwriting. This is putting your name on the credits to give yourself credit. Everything that is wrong with this process summed up in one sentence. The problem is that there are too many Noelians in Liam's threads and everyone tries to discredit him. This is the biggest problem with this forum. And for this very reason the smarter people should understand that sticking to official data is the right thing. The rest are just Noelians trying to cover things up ... This is the kind of shit that drags the forum down. Every fucking time a new release comes out. Thought we're all meant to be Oasis fans, in awe of both brothers talents and anticipating each release. But the tribal folk here think Noel's a shit songwriter and the other half think Liam's a shit frontman. There's only one fact - you cannot be a real Oasis fan to think its some competition and pit both brothers against each other.
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Post by matt on Feb 5, 2022 13:25:26 GMT -5
Brilliant tune, so much better than the mediocre Shockwave. On a par with Wall of Glass, maybe in time I will like it better.
As ever with Liam, there's a vibrancy to the song that Noel's first two plodding albums (and I fear next album) don't have. Still knocking it out the park with these songwriters, and long may it continue. That's why 2017 was the absolute best, you got vibrant and energetic Noel and Liam records. Would love another year like it.
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Post by matt on Jan 31, 2022 16:07:27 GMT -5
Prompted by arthurmorgan's posts, I'm on a Go-Betweens binge. Went through a phase a few years ago listening to them a lot, and getting back to that again. So good.
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Post by matt on Jan 31, 2022 15:55:36 GMT -5
Yes! Give me some spiky punk vibes any day of the week, and not glam rock trash like Shockwave. Fits Liam so much better. Love the sound of this clip.
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Post by matt on Jan 31, 2022 15:54:42 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Jan 27, 2022 8:03:42 GMT -5
no Masterplan? Knebworth wouldn't be Knebworth Unplugged wouldn't be Unplugged Oasis wouldn't be Oasis 95-96 wouldn't be 95-96 when I bought the WW single in Nov 95, last song of the single with lyrics printed inside, it's a clear memory in my room at my mum's- it was fantastic. and I absolutely loved I Hope I Think I Know on first listen (was also 16) and it's still top 3 of Be Here Now TO ME Yep, as much as it seems sacrilege to put such amazing tracks as b-sides, the phenomenon that we know as Oasis just wouldn't have been the same, even giving or taking one track. Be Here Now is never a regret and I've never understood the narrative that it is. It's not a 'what if' in my view or a missed opportunity, it's just a very decent album that was nowhere near the first two. No matter how flawed, it still had the sound and a sense of ambition they never bothered with afterwards. The real regret is what happened after Be Here Now and being rampantly hellbent on accepting mediocrity with each album release. The opportunity to wipe the slate clean, make amends and start afresh in the new millennium. A u-turn ala U2 who had a similar critical mauling with Rattle & Hum in the late 80s. It could have been done. Noel just needed to open his mind, and maybe have the humility to have a real collaborator in the studio to push something new.
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Post by matt on Jan 27, 2022 7:44:24 GMT -5
It has dodgy lyrics but I love the moody vibes of I Can See A Liar. One of the more underrated tracks on SOTSOG. Exactly, people just jump on the bandwagon (as with Little James) because the lyrics are shit, the songs themselves are great Unlike PYMWYMI, now that is shite It's got nothing to do with the lyrics for me, I think it's one of Noel's most insipid melodies ever. Really bland. I find Little James quite endearing because it has melody, even though it should never have formed part of an Oasis album post-Be Here Now.
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Post by matt on Jan 26, 2022 18:36:43 GMT -5
Just back on the topic of Be Here Now, I Hope I Think I Know is an absolute belter. As with most of that album, Liam's vocal is mega. But that one in particular gets me. Something of a failure of the album is the relatively flat choruses in comparison with the great verses, but the chorus in that one is great.
Missed single opportunity there, I really think it's got an appeal for the masses there. My brother, who wasn't well versed in Oasis, I always remember saying that's a great one, and I recall it as one that really stood out for me when I first heard Be Here Now as a 16 year old. I really think it is the most underrated Oasis song ever. Not a song like a b-side mentioned by hardcore fans when discussing 'hidden gems' but nothing that the masses have yet to notice either. I mean, just how the fuck does Magic Pie have double the listens on Spotify?!?!?!?
It's a song that's just there, waiting to be discovered.
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Post by matt on Jan 26, 2022 18:10:29 GMT -5
Ha, what's the saying, no such thing as bad publicity? Just heard Blur on radio for first time in 25 years. Albarn dives into a deep depression after realising that after 30 years on, he's wasted so much publicity and radio play potential by not acting more like the Gallaghers and slagging other acts off.
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Post by matt on Jan 26, 2022 15:23:59 GMT -5
Only time I saw them perform I Can See A Liar was on a huge show like David Letterman I think.
Man, they must hate America to inflict that upon them.
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Post by matt on Jan 26, 2022 15:20:00 GMT -5
From the stuff I've heard, her folky stuff is really good. Anything stripped back, I'll generally lap up. The pop stuff... not a fan myself although appreciate the success.
For sure, she's definitely more convincingly versatile than Albarn these days, who while versatile, isn't convincing in the slightest anymore.
Albarn's solo record ethos these days mistakes subtlety for dullness. Meanwhile, his Gorillaz formula seems to be 'record a bunch of sonic tricks' and 'get guest collaborator to sing over this beat', all the while completely forgetting to write the damn tune.
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Post by matt on Jan 26, 2022 15:12:49 GMT -5
Taylor Swift should respond by saying something like 'mumbling and meandering through songs is not fucking high art' like Albarn seems to think these days. And while she's at it, reply to Noel's comments in the past by tweeting Lock All The Doors 'sucks balls'.
Double down, take no prisoners.
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Post by matt on Jan 25, 2022 19:01:22 GMT -5
FAMOUS GROUSE, BAD WHISKEY Horrible stuff. And that's WHISKY to you pal.
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Post by matt on Jan 25, 2022 18:48:42 GMT -5
I’ll never forget that shit storm of a summer in 2008 when Noel made Jay-Z comments about Glasto. So much negative press all over America media. Made me sick. To be fair, Noel brought in on himself. That luddite backwards attitude is what gave us all the mediocre Oasis albums in the 2000s.
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Post by matt on Jan 24, 2022 17:12:53 GMT -5
If this would be a song by The Go-Betweens, it would be one of their very best. "You've got to take the moon from the trees/ You've got to hide it in your room." <3 I love The Go-Betweens and Grant McLennan's solo stuff has so much like this equal to them. Talk about an underrated band that never had the success they deserved. Lost him far too early sadly.
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Post by matt on Jan 24, 2022 14:28:47 GMT -5
Interesting how its always ITV exposing the government but not BBC...
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Post by matt on Jan 24, 2022 8:53:41 GMT -5
Beastie Boys, yay! Stones, nay. Some big heavy beats with Liam's voice would be great, but don't need to be influenced by middle class derivative blues.
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